NAIA races, on both the Men’s and Women’s side are starting to take shape. We are seeing several teams starting to separate themselves from the pack. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still big games across leagues. As we try to remind everyone that each league tournament is set up different. Some leagues invite everyone, others only take the top teams to the conference tournament. This means that every night between now and tournament time, you will see teams in the middle or bottom of the league, playing with a lot of heart and energy. These teams are basically already playing playoff type games as they fight for a spot in their conference tournaments. We will have some of these type games highlighted as we continue to move closer to playoff time!
- Games of the Day Recap
- Other Notable Games
- All-Americans Kevion Blaylock and Karmari Newman impress for new #1 William Penn in road win at Peru State. (Recap)
- Cam Pots hits big 3 with 1 second left in OT, to help #2 Talladega escape Dalton St with a win!
- Columbia International and St Andrews combined for 240pts in a double OT thriller! (Recap)
- Morningside gets much needed win over Northwestern (IA) to stay inside the Top 4 in the GPAC. (Recap)
- Mount Marty defeated rv Jamestown 64-59. Their first win at Jamestown since 11/24/1998! (Recap)
- Madonna continues to roll, beating UM Dearborn 108-61 to move into 3rd place in the WHAC!
- Top Performers
- Darrian Oates, CIU, 48pts, 3rebs, 4stls in 2OT win over St Andrews.
- Skyler McKinney, CIU, 31PTS, 14rebs in 2OT win over St Anderws.
- DiAnthony Heathcock, CIU, 19pts, 16rebs in 2OT win over St Andrews.
- Isaac Clay, St Andrews, 41pts, 6rebs, 3assts, 3stls in 2OT loss to CIU.
- Myron Williams, St. Andrews, 39pts, 10rebs in 2OT loss to CIU.
- Noah Dunn, Montreat, 31pts, 6rebs, 4assts in win over Bluefield.
- Mason Walters, Jamestown, 32pts, 11rebs in loss to Mount Marty.
- Bailey Basala, Mount Mercy, 28ptson 7-10 from 3, 6rebs in win over Clarke.
- Alex Gross, Olivet Nazarene, 20pts, 19rebs, 6assts in win over Calumet.
- Kevion Blaylock, William Penn, 25pts, 14rebs in win over Peru St.
- Karmari Newman, William Penn, 24pts on 6-13 from 3 in win over Peru St.
- Jibril Harris, Peru State, 25pts, 12rebs in loss to William Penn.
- Women’s Games of the Day Recap
- #8 Morningside avenges earlier loss, defeats #13 Northwestern (IA) 81-63 to go up 3 games in the GPAC standings! (Recap)
- Top Performers
- Kylie Meadows, Bluefield, 23pts, 9rebs in win over Montreat.
- Destiny Kassner, Bryan, 21pts, 7rebs, 3assts in win over Columbia (SC).
- Jenna Blakley, Kentucky Christian, 26pts, 7rebs in win over Brenau.
- Jaicia Canady, Central Methodist, 11pts, 5rebs, 6assts, 11stls in win over Graceland.
- Jordyn Smith, Holy Cross, 16pts, 7rebs, 8assts in win over Roosevelt.
- Zantasia White, William Penn, 25pts 4rebs, 2assts, 2stls in win over Peru State.
- Maggie Coe, MVNU, 21pts, 8assts in win over Saint Francis (IN).
- Karlee Feldman, Grace, 16pts, 19rebs in loss to Marian.
- Peyton Wingert, Midland, 24pts 12rebs, 5assts in loss to Briar Cliff.
- Top 25 Coaches Polls
- A new #1 on the Men’s side with plenty of changes throughout the Top 25. Be sure to also read our breakdown of the Top 25 Coaches Poll!
- While Thomas More remains #1 in the NAIA, there are plenty of other changes across the remaining Top 25 Women’s Poll!
- Milestones/Records
